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Pimsleur Hebrew Level 1, Lessons 1-5
- Learn to Speak and Understand Hebrew with Pimsleur Language Programs
- Narrated by: Pimsleur
- Series: Pimsleur Hebrew, Book 1
- Length: 2 hrs and 48 mins
- Original Recording Audiobook
- Categories: Education & Learning, Education
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The Pimsleur® Method: the easiest, fastest way to learn a new language. Completely portable, easily downloadable, and lots of fun. You'll be speaking and understanding in no time flat!
Each lesson in Hebrew Level 1, Lessons 1-5 provides 30 minutes of spoken language practice, with an introductory conversation and new vocabulary and structures. Detailed instructions enable you to understand and participate in the conversation. Each lesson contains practice for vocabulary introduced in previous lessons. The emphasis is on pronunciation and comprehension and on learning to speak Hebrew.
PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.
Critic reviews
"Pimsleur programs provide plenty of positive reinforcement that will keep learners on track, and we found that Pimsleur gave us more proficiency and confidence in speaking the new language than any of the other language programs we reviewed." (AudioFile magazine)
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- tiggrie AKA Sarah
- 01-09-16
Effective, but slow and expensive.
What about Pimsleur’s performance did you like?
The American narrator was a bit irritating, but the Hebrew speakers were pleasant to listen to.
Any additional comments?
If you've studied any Hebrew at all prior to using this, or if you're an experienced language learner, you will probably find it quite slow and somewhat frustrating. Units build on one another, but at such a slow rate that for an experienced language learner it quickly gets frustrating and therefore boring, which is a very bad thing for actually learning well and retaining information.
I speak Russian and French, and I am a false beginner in Hebrew. I really, really don't need a whole hour devoted to whether or not I understand a little Hebrew or English, and asking someone the same questions. I had it down after fifteen minutes 8-o Frustrating!
That said, for true beginners or for people who don't have experience learning languages, I can imagine this would be very non-threatening whilst also making you speak aloud. I also think the pronunciation drills are valuable.
My main issue with the pace is that it means to progress, you really need to buy a lot of lessons, and it would rapidly become a big budget spend. I don't know exactly how many words per unit one learns, but two units = I, you, understand, yes, no, Hebrew, English, American, a little... and not much more. If what you're after is a non-threatening intro to a language, this might be great, If what you want is to learn to speak a language, to use your learning time efficiently and be able to talk to people... eh. There are way more efficient and effective ways to spend both your time and your money.
Like I say, I do think this would be effective as a method. If you have the money and you are willing to/want to go slow, Pimsleur seems like a pretty good option. If you're on a budget or you want to progress more quickly, you will likely get just as frustrated as me.
Try the free unit one sample, it gives a pretty good picture of what you're getting. Then bear in mind unit two is going to contain much of the same stuff shifted sround slightly to keep you on your toes. If that sounds like it's going to drive you mad, don't bother buying any more. (If you can borrow Pimsleur from your local library, then it would gain in value significantly, since you'd only be spending time, not your hard earned cash.)
I do wish there was an easy way to figure out where one is at. I feel that some of the more advanced units might be helpful to me, but I've no way of knowing without buying a whole bunch until I find one that's at the right/helpful level. As it stands, there's no way I'm slogging through a bunch of slow and expensive lessons just in the hope I'll eventually get to something I'll find useful.
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- Vix
- 17-07-21
first set of 5 lessons very easy to follow.
only, even better if, found some sounds hard to hear, and not all words were broken down into their smaller parts, so ended up having to look up words or ask a native speaker. e.g. square, kikcar, I struggled to tell what sound it ended in.
have purchased a Webster dictionary to help me, which translates both ways and phonetically
enjoying books so far.
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- Bogoi Daniela
- 05-07-20
Best choice
I struggled for a long time to learn hebrew. With this lessons, I cannot belive how easy it is. But that means you have to do what they say. 1 lesson everyday and keep going. Dont stop. You can do it😊
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- Amazon Customer
- 13-10-18
started well
started well but after 3 chapters it's becoming like trying to listen to a scratched CD in a car that's gone off road, shame as I've learnt a lot in less than a week and would certainly look at buying the full version if this could be fixed . good repetition but not boring which is nice
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- Amazon Customer
- 16-01-17
very easy to follow and helpful
I found my spoken Hebrew improved and found the lessons very thoughtful and helpful. the phonetic breakdown of words was useful
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- DA
- 13-04-13
Learning a new language is never easy
Learning a new language is never easy however this collection definitely helps.
Hebrew was never going to be the easiest for a native English speaker but this collection has me well on he way to exceeding my expectations.
Presented in a way that really does help you understand the structure and methods for creating new phrases and not simply re-iterating what you hear.
Highly recommended.
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- sapperdan
- 02-09-16
great course, work hard play hard
good course, you need to learn fast, but daily practice works well, very good
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- David J James
- 23-01-19
Nice typical Pimsleur course with good production
Nice typical Pimsleur course with good production values. The format gets a bit samey after you have done a lot of these Pimsleur courses, but that's probably a minor criticism. The voice talents on this course are of the usual high standard.
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- BIED
- 17-11-12
Ok with another book for reading skills
I went through the whole Pimsleur Hebrew (1, 2 and 3) and I it is a very efficient method to unlock speaking difficulties as well as oral understanding.
However the course does not provide with sufficient grammar explanations (especially with regard to the verbs), and the reading material is too poor.
I highly recommend to start by an alef-bet and then go on with pimsleur + a book for reading skills (Ora Band or Ester Raizen are excellent to get familiar with the reading in hebrew).
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- Elaine Bridges
- 01-09-11
A good program for conversation
I really like this program and I have tried many because it requires that you stay focused and talk back. I have studied Biblical Hebrew in the past so I am able to catch it quickly but I believe this is the best spoken Hebrew program I have come across and plan on completing them all.
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- 12stepchallenge
- 26-04-18
Good but way over priced
Overpriced for very little learning content. At this point, I don't know very much Hebrew and I would have to spend about another $90 on this course in order to learn a useful amount.
8 people found this helpful
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- Arol
- 09-01-15
It works!
I speak several languages, which I've learned thru travel experience, schooling and other methods. This is the quickest and easiest yet
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- Coffee Joe
- 28-08-15
Good for slow learners and fast alike
I took French in high school. I didn't have good study skills and it was very hard. I felt like I wasn't a 2nd language learner. But if you committed to following the instructions. (Listening & repeating). Then you've got it. Go at your pace but do it daily and you'll be surprised as I was how quickly you learn.
6 people found this helpful
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- Steven
- 31-12-13
Very helpful if you are learning Biblical Hebrew
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
Yes. I am learning Biblical Hebrew and have found this to be very helpful. There is a lot of crossover.
7 people found this helpful
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- Amazon Customer
- 08-04-22
Expensive
Is it a good program? Yes. Is it worth 18 credits to get through the 90 day program? Not so much.
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- Amazon Customer
- 01-01-21
No.
I saw a lot of good reviews for Pimsleur. Maybe its okay if you've never heard Hebrew before in your life. But it guides you how to say words one syllable at a time. 'You' 'at....at.....at.....at....' 2.5 hrs of that. probably the least effective way to learn
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- Shabs191976
- 19-11-17
learn learn learn. repeat repeat practice practic
pimsluer courses work. but you have to put in the time daily and repeat the words out loud.
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- Kristina Siebers
- 15-04-21
Awesome for beginners
This has been an amazing book to listen to for a very beginner in a new language. Highly recommended